Mental Health and Wellbeing Act 2022
734Health information to be shared with emergency service providers
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734 Health information to be shared with emergency service providers
(1) A mental health and wellbeing service provider may share health information with an emergency service provider for the purposes of—
(a) facilitating the provision of an emergency service to a person; or
(b) performing a function under this Act.
(2) Subsection (1) applies despite an election by a person that their personal information or health information not be disclosed under section 733(4).
Division 5—Offences
S. 735 amended by No. 44/2025 s. 46.